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Puerto Rican professional wrestler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jonathan Cruz Rivera (born February 23, 1984) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is currently working for the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Serpentico and occasionally under his real name of Jon Cruz, as well as working for Ring of Honor under the ring name Ben Dejo.[1][2][3]
Serpentico | |
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Birth name | Jonathan Cruz Rivera |
Born | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | February 23, 1984
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Ben Dejo Eddie Cruz Jay Cruz Jon Cruz Jonathan Cruz Serpentico |
Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Billed weight | 174 lb (79 kg) |
Billed from | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
Trained by | Bubba Ray Dudley D-Von Dudley |
Debut | 2007 |
Cruz debuted in professional wrestling in 2007 under the ring name "Ben Dejo". In 2012, he changed his ring name to "Jay Cruz". In 2015, he also began using the ring name "Serpentico".
In 2020, Serpentico began wrestling for All Elite Wrestling. He made his debut on AEW Dark on March 18, 2020, teaming with Matt Sells, in a loss against The Natural Nightmares (Dustin Rhodes and Q. T. Marshall). He would wrestle under various gimmicks, including Jonathan Cruz and Serpentico. On July 2, 2020, Cruz won his first match, teaming with Luther to defeat Brady Pierce & Pineapple Pete.[4] On December 2, 2020, he made his AEW Dynamite debut, participating in the Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royal.[5][6] On the May 27, 2022 episode of AEW Rampage, Cruz would use the ring name Jon Cruz when teaming with Taylor Rust to unsuccessfully challenge The Young Bucks.[7]
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